September, 2011

During Microsoft’s Northeast District sales meeting last week, our employees participated in an event to benefit students in need by partnering with CVS and Cradles to Crayons . Cradles to Crayons is an innovative, nonprofit organization that provides disadvantaged children with free school supplies. At the event, Microsoft employees and their families worked to fill 200 backpacks with back-to-school essentials for children ages 5-12. Personalized notes from Microsoft employees were also tucked into each backpack before they were sent out to the students. Microsoft graciously donated...

Today, Boston Business Journal honored Microsoft as a Top Charitable Partner in Massachusetts during its annual Corporate Citizenship Summit held at the Renaissance Hotel. Microsoft was named 2 nd for in-kind support totaling $15.7 million and 23 rd for cash donations of $2.34 million throughout the 2010 calendar year. On hand to help celebrate our award were two of our key non-profit partners, Timothy Smith Network and Easter Seals Massachusetts, who have been recipients of Microsoft’s software grants for many years. It is an honor to be recognized at the 2011 Corporate Citizenship Summit...

Microsoft Sales, Marketing & Services Teams to Join R&D Groups in Cambridge This afternoon I shared some exciting news with our employees. In about a year, the majority of our Massachusetts-based employees will be located together on our Cambridge Campus. In August of 2012, our Microsoft employees based in Waltham and our Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) will be moving to One Cambridge Center, just a short walk from the majority of our R&D employees at our New England Research and Development Center at One Memorial Drive. We are excited to have our employees literally steps...

Microsoft is “BUILDING” a bridge with its developers this week in Anaheim, Calif. We’re constantly innovating and reimagining solutions for our customers and BUILD is an event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows and provides an avenue for them to discuss other products and tools we’re working on. At the D9 conference back in June, we gave a sneak peek of the next generation of Windows - “Windows 8,” but this week, we’ve revealed more about the direction we’re taking. We’re excited...

It was Monday, Sept. 19, at the Boston Red Sox game versus the Baltimore Orioles, and Microsoft’s General Manager for the Northeast District, Craig Hodges, stepped up to the mound to throw the first pitch. The pressure was on – throwing a perfect pitch isn’t easy, especially when you’re representing nearly 1,000 Microsoft employees in Greater Boston. His pitch signified Microsoft’s support for two treasured nonprofits – the Red Sox Foundation and the Dimock Center in Roxbury – for the sixth consecutive year. Through the sponsorship, known as the “Doubles...

Today Microsoft announced the launch of Bing Deals that harnesses deals from major providers and retailers, including Groupon, LivingSocial, Nordstrom, Target and many others, to help you cut through the clutter and find the best deals in one central location. Now you have a place to browse, find and purchase. And this is just the beginning. More money-saving features will roll out over the coming weeks, including the following: One-Stop Shop: The new Bing Deals experience aggregates more than 200,000 deals across the US, including local deals, helping you easily match multiple deals to...